7:57 AM,
Mar. 31, 2013

At a news conference, U.S. Rep. Brad Wenstrup criticized health reform on the law's third anniversary.

Written by

Deirdre Shesgreen
Gannett Washington Bureau

In his bid for Ohio's 2nd Congressional District, Brad Wenstrup wowed Cincinnati's GOP establishment and grabbed headlines with his surprise ouster of an incumbent lawmaker.

But in the three months since arriving in Washington, D.C., to succeed the brash, boisterous ex-Rep. Jean Schmidt, Wenstrup has kept a relatively low profile. The podiatrist and Iraq war veteran is taking a methodical, watch-and-wait approach to his new job as a member of Congress.

"I feel like a kid in a candy store, because it's a nation and a world full of issues and they're all making their way to you," Wenstrup said. ...